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By on July 9, 2018

1986 Oldsmobile Calais in Colorado junkyard, LH front view - ©2018 Murilee Martin - The Truth About Cars

Every once in a while, I’ll find a junkyard vehicle that I can tell was loved by some longtime owner. Maybe it shows some absurdly high odometer reading, or evidence of the single-minded pursuit of some lunatic mechanical obsession, or the work of hundreds of hours of creative customization.

Today’s Junkyard Find combines the first and third types. (Read More…)

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